June 18, 2009

White Sox lead Cubs 3-1 after seven innings

Thanks to Alexei Ramirez's two-run home run in the seventh inning and Gavin Floyd's strong pitching, the White Sox hold a 3-1 lead over the Cubs after seven innings.

Ramirez's homer came with two outs on a 1-0 pitch off Carlos Zambrano. Ramirez has hit two home runs in two games against the Cubs. The Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth on Jermaine Dye's double and Brian Anderson's two-out single after A.J. Pierzynski was intentionally walked.

The Cubs responded with a tying run in the bottom of the sixth on singles by Ryan Theriot and Milton Bradley and Derrek Lee's force play at second.

Floyd has scattered four hits through seven innings. Zambrano was lifted after 117 pitches.

Comments

Ozzie really blew this game.. Why Linebrink ??? all the guy has is an average fastball. Leading 5-1 just bring in Thornton, or
Dotel even Poreda NOT linebrink .. He came in the 1st game and put the 1st 2 men on , so the cubs saw him. .. Why bring
him back in when you have a sure win with these other guys ??? Then he leaves a left hander in against SORRY SORIANO
any righty with a cureve or slider would have struck him out ... Why leave in a lefty ???